Adaptability

//ədæptəˈbɪlɪti//

Synonyms for "adaptability" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

use bounce buoyancy convenience elasticity facility

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (11)

feasibility flexibility fluidity give impermanence impressionability liveliness manageability maneuverability mobility mutability

Related words (19)

nonuniformity obedience plasticity pliability practicality rebound resilience savoir-faire sensibility snap spring stretch susceptibility tensility tone tonus tractability transience versatility

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

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ability

Antonyms

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unadaptability

Related terms

19 entries

adapt adaptable adaptableness adaptably adaptation adaptational adaptative adaptatively adaptativeness adaptedness adapter adaption adaptional adaptitude adaptive adaptively

Showing 16 of 19 words.

coordinate

2 entries

adaptiveness adaptivity

derived

3 entries

maladaptability pathoadaptability unadaptability

derived from

2 entries

ability adaptable

has context

1 entries

biology

is a

1 entries

ability

related to

24 entries

adapt adaptable adaptableness adaptably adaptation adaptational adaptative adaptatively adaptativeness adaptedness adapter adaption adaptional adaptitude adaptive adaptively

Showing 16 of 24 words.

Translations

31 translations across 18 languages.

Asturian

1 entries

adautabilidá noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Bulgarian

3 entries

адапти́вност noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)
изменчи́вост noun (variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions)
приспособи́мост noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Catalan

1 entries

adaptabilitat noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

可塑性 noun (variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions)
適應性 /适应性 noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Czech

1 entries

přizpůsobivost noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Finnish

3 entries

sopeutumiskyky noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)
sopeutuvuus noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)
sopeutuvuus noun (variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions)

French

1 entries

adaptabilité noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Galician

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adaptabilidade noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

German

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Anpassungsfähigkeit noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Hindi

1 entries

अनुकूलन क्षमता noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Italian

1 entries

adattabilità noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Manx

1 entries

so-lhoobaght noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Nepali

1 entries

अनुकूलनशीलता noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Polish

3 entries

adaptabilność noun (variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions)
adaptowalność noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)
przystosowawczość noun (variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions)

Portuguese

2 entries

adaptabilidade noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)
flexibilidade noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Romanian

2 entries

adaptabilitate noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)
adaptabilitate noun (variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions)

Russian

4 entries

адапти́вность noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)
адапти́вность noun (variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions)
приспособля́емость noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)
приспособля́емость noun (variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions)

Spanish

2 entries

adaptabilidad noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)
flexibilidad noun (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The adaptability of humans in difficult circumstances is nothing short of amazing.

Source: tatoeba (868231)

“All languages, invented by various human species, survive on the basis of adaptability,” Parham explained. “Emojis make a classic case for that.”

Source: tatoeba (8665621)

I have adaptability.

Source: tatoeba (10601537)

The adaptability of the human brain has enabled humans to survive and thrive in changing climates.

Source: tatoeba (11350764)

Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.

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